Awards Bullshit

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Was Ruined By Rush Fans

By Paul T. Bradley Mon., May 20 2013 at 3:30 AM
Categories: Awards Bullshit

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony aired on HBO on Saturday. Hopefully you didn't watch it, because it was bad. But pity us: We actually attended the damn thing, at the Nokia Theatre last month.

So, for the sake of catharsis, let's briefly run it down. It's the only way we can move on, and hopefully we can provide you some guffaws in the process. Below is a blow-by-blow account. Also: Fuck Rush fans.

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Why Are the Oscars for Music so Terrible Every Year?

By Paul T. Bradley Thu., Feb. 21 2013 at 8:18 AM
Categories: Awards Bullshit

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Norah Jones is cool, and performing at the Oscars, two things which have little in common
Remember when Elliot Smith performed at the Oscars in 1998 and everyone was all, "WTF?" His fans were all, "Dude, so is he like mainstream now? Oh. Man. I dunno. Let's start a grad program at Evergreen State to study this phenomenon." And the rest of America was all, "Elliot who? Nice suit, weirdo."

And that was the first time that anything but utter crap was performed during an Oscar broadcast. Even though Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" -- rather than Smith's "Miss Misery" -- predictably won best original song that year, Smith's performance gave us a glimmer of hope that a brighter future might be on the way movie music. But aside from Three 6 Mafia's pimptastic victory in 2006, little has changed. Ahead of the awards ceremony on Sunday, Oscar music continues to be dominated by milquetoast commercial ballads and Randy Fucking Newman.


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Los Angeles Musicians Dominate Pazz and Jop

By Ben Westhoff Wed., Jan. 16 2013 at 10:00 AM
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Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" tops the singles poll
Pazz and Jop is here! The Village Voice's annual, venerated, logistically-nightmarish critics' poll has arrived, and there are shit tons of L.A. musicians who placed highly.

Frank Ocean won the album poll, which was no big surprise; be sure to peep Eric Sunderman's quite-touching piece about him.

In second place was Kendrick Lamar, who we personally think was robbed. Also worth a read is Jeff Weiss' account of his ascension.

The guy on the cover also calls Los Angeles home: Miguel, whom Voice music editor Brian McManus kinda sorta might have a crush on.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced: N.W.A Was Fucking Slighted

By Ben Westhoff Tue., Dec. 11 2012 at 11:48 AM
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Cover photo by Howard Rosenberg
May 5, 1989 cover
The craptastic rock and roll hall of fame inductees were just announced.

Here's who was nominated:

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Chic
Deep Purple
Heart
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Albert King
Kraftwerk
The Marvelettes
The Meters
Randy Newman
N.W.A
Procol Harum
Public Enemy
Rush
Donna Summer

Here's who got in:

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